Department of Orthodontics

Final Year BDS

Chapter Test: Mechanical Principles in Orthodontic Force Control (MCQs)
Please attempt all questions. Allotted Time: 45min
1. Force is equal to: C. Axis of rotation
A. Mass into acceleration of gravity D. Applied force
B. Mass into vector E. Center of the body
C. Mass into center of resistance 7. Moment of force ratio for bodily
D. Mass into distance from point of force movements?
E. Mass into moment of couple A. 4-6
B. 6-8
2. The unit of force is C. 8-10
A. Gram D. 10-12
B. Gram millimeters E. 12-14
C. Millimeter 8. 1st order bends are
D. Newton A. Anchorage bends
E. Kilogram B. In and out bends
3. What movements we generate in second C. Tipping bends
order bends? D. Torquing bends
A. In and out bends E. Up and down bends
B. Labio lingual movements 9. Two non-collinear forces equal in
C. Mesio distal movements magnitude and opposite in direction is
D. Rotational movements called
E. Buccal movements A. Cue ball concept
4. Where is the center of resistance of a B. Couple
tooth? C. Force
A. Apical third of the root D. Moment
B. Cervical third of the root E. Pure rotation
C. Gingival third of the root
D. Middle third of crown 10. When the couple is applied on the crown
E. Near the middle of half of the root of a tooth it rotates around its center of
resistance, when the same magnitude of
5. When equal and opposite forces are in the couple is applied on the root of the same
same plane of space, but parallel to each tooth, the tooth will rotate:
other, the body undergoes pure rotation. A. Around its center of resistance
It refers to B. Around the apex
A. Center of resistance C. In clockwise direction
B. Cue ball concept D. In anticlockwise direction
C. Couple E. Around the crown
D. Center of rotation
E. Momentum 11. Which of the following has translatory as
6. A moment is generated by a force acting well as a rotational component?
at a distance from A. Couple
A. Center of resistance B. Center of resistance
B. Center of rotation
 C. Force applied through center of 17. When the diameter of wire is doubled the
resistance force exerted on teeth is increased by:
D. Force applied away from center of A. 1/2 times
resistance B. 4 times
E. Moment C. 8 times
D. 16 times
12. Following is the addition and subtraction E. 18 times
of moments?
18. Which contemporary orthodontic wire
A. Clockwise moments cancels out
has maximum surface hardness?
anticlockwise moments
A. Austenitic NiTi
B. Forward versus backward
C. Left versus right B. NiTi wires
D. Right side forces cancels out left sided C. Stainless steel wires
forces D. TMA wires
E. Up versus down E. Clear polymer wires
13. Moment is defined as 19. Which of the following archwire material
A. Force into distance from center of is most commonly used for leveling and
rotation alignment?
B. Force into distance from center of A. Beta titanium alloy
resistance B. Cobalt chromium alloy
C. Force into distance from apex C. NiTi alloy
D. Force into distance from incisal edge D. Stainless steel alloy
E. Force into modulus of elasticity E. Nickel Chromium
14. The tipping movement in which tooth 20. The metal added in stainless steel alloy
rotates with its center of rotation at the
archwire to increase strength is:
apex is:
A. Cobalt
A. Bodily movement
B. Iron
B. Controlled tipping
C. Pure tipping C. Molybdenum
D. Torque D. Nickel
E. Uncontrolled tipping E. Chromium
15. How to achieve bodily tooth movement? 21. If the stiffness of stainess steel wire is 100,
A. We do not want the apex to move to the the stiffness of NiTi wire is:
other side A. 26
B. We want center of rotation at apex B. 62
C. Apply force on crown and apex will C. 80
move to the other side D. 160
D. We do not want tooth to rotate E. 180
E. We want center of rotation at tip of 22. Which archwire design is best during
crown initial stages of orthodontic treatment to
16. Shape memory wires are: level teeth and correct crowding?
A. Clear polymer archwire A. Round archwire
B. Multiflex round wire B. Square archwire
C. Martensitic Active NiTi C. Rectangle archwire
D. Stainless steel D. Coaxial archwire
E. Austenitic Active NiTi E. Triangular wire
23. Which of the following archwire has the 29. The minimum amount of clearance
maximum yield strength? required between the archwire and the
A. Beta titanium wire bracket is:
B. Gold wire A. 0.002”
C. Nickel titanium wire B. 0.004”
D. Stainless steel wire C. 0.006”
E. Silver wire D. 0.008”
24. Which archwire material in orthodontics E. 0.010”
has the highest aesthetics? 30. The corrosion resistant layer formed on
A. Beta Titanium stainless steel wires is due to:
B. Gold wire A. Combination of carbon and chromium
C. NiTi wire B. Oxidation of chromium
D. Stainless steel C. Chromium carbide
E. Optiflex D. Combination of carbon and nickel
25. The force needed to move teeth in a fixed E. Formation of iron oxide
appliance is derived from? 31. A 13 year old boy came to you with the
A. Archwire chief complaint of crooked teeth. You
B. Bands decided to start the treatment. Which
C. Brackets wire you will use to start the treatment
D. Ligatures after banding and bonding:
A. Any Ni-Ti Wire
E. Hooks
B. 012 Ni-Ti wire
26. Which statement is incorrect for
C. 012 Stainless steel wire
archwires?
D. Any Stainless steel wire
A. Their design help in retention E. 010 SS wire
B. They determine the archform
C. They exert force to the teeth 32. During the mid-orthodontic treatment, a
D. They are active component patient comes to you with removed
E. They are optional component of fixed brackets in his hand. On clinical
braces evaluation you realize that few teeth have
27. The stainless steel used in orthodontic moved back to their previous crowded
wire contains: position. Now which wire you will use in
A. 20% Cr, 12% Ni this case:
B. 40% Co, 20% Mo A. Any wire
B. 012 Ni-Ti wire
C. 77%Ti, 55% Ni
C. 012 SS wire
D. 40% Ni, 45% Ti
D. Same wire
E. 18% Co, 8% Cr E. 17 X 25 Ni-Ti wire
28. Which of the following wire causes
maximum friction? 33. Internal distribution of load is called:
A. Beta titanium wire A. Stress
B. Cobalt chromium wire B. Strain
C. Nickel chromium wire C. Elastic limit
D. Nickel titanium wire D. Plasticity
E. Stainless steel wire E. Proportional limit
34. Point at which permanent deformation is 40. Property consider opposite to brittleness
first observed is called: is:
A. Elastic limit A. Elasticity
B. Strain B. Resilience
C. Plasticity C. Plasticity
D. Proportional limit D. Toughness
E. Yield strength E. Yield strength
35. Deformation in yield strength is:
A. 0.1% 41. Area under the stress-strain curve out of
B. 0.2% the proportional limit is called:
C. 0.25% A. Brittleness
D. 0.3% B. Resilience
E. 0.01% C. Spring back
36. True about modulus of elasticity: D. Toughness
A. Ratio between strain over stress E. Yield strength
B. Mechanical property
C. Measured by slope of elastic region 42. Ability to undergo large deflection
D. Defines the strength of wire without permanent deformation is:
E. Same as plasticity A. Elastic limit
37. The energy storage capacity of a wire is B. Toughness
called: C. Plasticity
A. Formability D. Resilience
B. Flexibility E. Spring back
C. Modulus of elasticity
D. Resilience 43. All are noble metal except:
E. Plasticity A. Gold
38. All are properties of ideal orthodontic B. Iridium
wire except: C. Platinum
A. High strength D. Silver
B. High range E. Zinc
C. High stiffness 44. The maximum load the wire can sustain is
D. High formability called:
E. Reasonable Cost A. Flexibility
B. Hardness
39. Repeated cyclic stress of a magnitude C. Toughness
below the fracture point is called: D. Ultimate tensile strength
A. Brittleness E. Yield strength
B. Fatigue 45. The most common cause of poor outcome
C. Resilience and slow results during sliding mechanics
D. Strain is:
E. Yield strength A. Binding
B. Friction
C. Notching
D. Cold Welding
E. Soldering